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Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:39 am

Anyone got a link to a thread about mouse proofing a car for winter st PO garage ?
Any methods you use would be greatly appreciated.

Do mothballs really work ?

Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:41 am

Moth balls

Fri Nov 07, 2025 12:58 pm

Bounce sheets under the seats and steel wool up the tail pipes

Fri Nov 07, 2025 1:10 pm

Cat.

ultrasonic/LED flasher.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CV2Q15G?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4&th=1

spray with (a specific) peppermint oil.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JV5V6OY?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

Fri Nov 07, 2025 1:31 pm

^^^^^
Then you have cat crap.

Fri Nov 07, 2025 2:30 pm

Glenn wrote: ^^^^^
Then you have cat crap.

I have switched from using cat litter in my oil drip tray to Pig mat, for that very reason. :lol:

Fri Nov 07, 2025 2:53 pm

Cat crap is bad but the only thing that smells worse than cat piss is more cat piss. My dad stored his 30 model A with moth balls every winter for the entirety of my childhood and young adult life and it seemed to work.

Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:03 pm

A small puddle of antifreeze on the garage floor works for me.

Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:17 pm

mrinnovation1 wrote: A small puddle of antifreeze on the garage floor works for me.
For the Cats?, or the Mice?

Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:23 pm

Glenn wrote: Moth balls

I’ve tried this but lose so much time sorting out the male from female moths.

Fri Nov 07, 2025 4:17 pm

busdaddy wrote: mrinnovation1 wrote: A small puddle of antifreeze on the garage floor works for me.
For the Cats?, or the Mice?

Any varmint that comes into the garage. I have no pets, just wildlife.

Sat Nov 08, 2025 2:26 am

I was thinking "Antifreeze! Brilliant!" then I realized it would not only eliminate the cat but also the snakes.

One step forward and two back...

Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:50 am

Yes, antifreeze is very versatile!

Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:57 am

mrinnovation1 wrote: Yes, antifreeze is very versatile!
This is an aircooled site, I have no use for it.

Sat Nov 08, 2025 7:19 am

oprn wrote: I was thinking "Antifreeze! Brilliant!" then I realized it would not only eliminate the cat but also the snakes.

Snakes don't drink anti-freeze------only root beer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYPxlW-luw

Sat Nov 08, 2025 11:56 am

What about Don Prudhomme?

Sat Nov 08, 2025 4:25 pm

calvinater wrote: Anyone got a link to a thread about mouse proofing a car for winter st PO garage ?
Any methods you use would be greatly appreciated.

Do mothballs really work ?

Their sense of smell is quite sensitive, so anything with a really strong aroma should be overpowering enough to discourage them from hanging around. Mothballs would no doubt work, but depending on where you place them, the aroma could get pretty embedded in the soft and porous materials (ie carpet, upholstery, etc.) and could make for an unpleasant driving experience for a good while. Stuffing steel wool in any gaps that are not likely to get wet can work well too. I don't think I'd use anything toxic. The last thing you want is for them to get sick and crawl into an inaccessible cavity to spend their final hours. You can keep setting and checking traps, but doing that all winter is a long, cold commitment.

Sat Nov 08, 2025 8:26 pm

Rat bait stations seem to work well.

Many antifreezes now days have bitterment added to them, it is ordered by law in many places. this turns the sweet tasting Ethylene Glycol into a bitter taste, so unfortunatly vermin avoid it. It is no longer useful for vermin control. However reagent grade Ethylene Glycol can be bought from a chemistry supply store that is free of the bitterment additive. :twisted: :wink: But for rats and mice, I find the bait station very useful.

Cat litter is when I run one over and leave it littered on the street :wink:

Sun Nov 09, 2025 4:04 am

zerotofifty wrote: Many antifreezes now days have bitterment added to them, it is ordered by law in many places. this turns the sweet tasting Ethylene Glycol into a bitter taste, so unfortunatly vermin avoid it.

I thought that was to stop people drinking it...

Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:49 am

finster wrote: zerotofifty wrote: Many antifreezes now days have bitterment added to them, it is ordered by law in many places. this turns the sweet tasting Ethylene Glycol into a bitter taste, so unfortunatly vermin avoid it.

I thought that was to stop people drinking it...
Sometimes they're the same thing.